# N9073A: 1979 Adams Balloon A55

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Adams Balloon A55](https://openairdocs.org/model/adams-balloon-a55) (registry code 0050103)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A15SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A15SO) (Adams Aerostats LLC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 060
- Year built: 1979
- Type: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: December 20, 1979
- Certificate issued: October 11, 2016
- Expires: October 31, 2029
- Mode S code: AC8BEF
- Registered owner: [Tinnesand Scott B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TINNESAND%20SCOTT%20B)
- Location: [Gilbert, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Gilbert)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.3655° N, 111.7397° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85234, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9073A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9073A

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 2 in force

### Matched by airframe (Adams Balloon A55)

- [AD 2013-03-10](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2013-03-10): Hardware · Aeronaut Instruction Research Skysailor 105, Skysailor 90, 110C and 439 more. Effective Mar 19, 2013
- [AD 75-12-08](https://openairdocs.org/ad/75-12-08): Throttle or Trigger Valves · McGrath, Michael D. A-60S, A-B, A50S and 41 more. Effective Apr 30, 1976

### Matched by engine (NONE)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory) (1 in force)

- [SAIB CE-11-44](https://openairdocs.org/saib/CE-11-44): Fuel: Cylinder Strap Installation. Issued Jul 13, 2011

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA80DLA27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DLA27), Jun 7, 1980: Adams A55S (N9073A), Gainesville, FL, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19800607020079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800607020079A), Jun 7, 1980: Adams A55 (N9073A), Gainesville, FL, Destroyed. Balloon came down over burner during landing. Balloon burned and totally destroyed.

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs) (4)

Approved for this aircraft's airframe or engine model, in force first, then newest. The registry doesn't record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.

### Approved for the airframe (Adams Balloon A55)

- [STC SB09657RC](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB09657RC): Installation of Aircraft Position Lights. Albuquerque Balloon Center, Inc
- [STC SB02133LA](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB02133LA): Installation of the Head Balloons model AX8-88b and Head DBII Burner. Aeronautical Enterprises Inc
- [STC SB02085CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB02085CH): Descriptive data pertaining to this design change are considered inadequate for duplication in other products. This approval is limited to only the installation made in Adams Balloon Loft Model A55, Serial No. 177. Bernava Emelia
- [STC SB02889AT](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB02889AT): Installation of replacement vapor and liquid fuel hoses including associated fittings. Aeronautical Enterprises Inc

## Earlier aircraft with N9073A

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N9073A before.

- [Cancelled 1957-02-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9073A-1957-02-25): Cessna 170A, S/N 18832. Exported to Germany. Owner: [Duis Electric Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DUIS%20ELECTRIC%20CO), [Streator, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Streator)

## Related

- Other Adams Balloon A55 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/adams-balloon-a55/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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